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===Royal family=== [[File:The Royal Gallery at Centre Court, Wimbledon.jpg|thumb|right|The Royal Gallery at Centre Court, Wimbledon]] Previously, players bowed or curtsied to members of the [[British royal family|royal family]] seated in the Royal Box upon entering or leaving Centre Court. However, in 2003, All England Club president [[Prince Edward, Duke of Kent]] decided to discontinue the tradition. Now, players are required to bow or curtsy only if the [[Prince of Wales]] or the [[List of British monarchs|King]] is present,<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.wimbledon.com/en_GB/about_aeltc/201205091336583247824.html |title=Wimbledon β The Royal Box |publisher=[[AELTC]] |website=www.wimbledon.com |access-date=28 August 2014 |archive-date=3 September 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140903092323/http://www.wimbledon.com/en_GB/about_aeltc/201205091336583247824.html |url-status=live }}</ref> as was in practice during the 2010 Championships when [[Elizabeth II]] was in attendance at Wimbledon on 24 June.<ref>{{cite news |last=Eden |first=Richard |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/tennis/andymurray/7728927/Advantage-Andy-Murray-as-the-Queen-visits-Wimbledon.html |title=Advantage Andy Murray as the Queen visits Wimbledon |work=The Daily Telegraph |date=15 May 2010 |access-date=26 July 2010 |location=London |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100524010028/http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/tennis/andymurray/7728927/Advantage-Andy-Murray-as-the-Queen-visits-Wimbledon.html |archive-date=24 May 2010 }}</ref> On 27 June 2012, Roger Federer said in his post-match interview that he and his opponent had been asked to bow towards the Royal Box as [[Charles III|Prince Charles]] and [[Queen Camilla|his wife]] were present, saying that it was not a problem for him.<ref>{{cite news | url=https://www.espn.com/tennis/wimbledon12/story/_/id/8101137/wimbledon-2012-roger-federer-wins-prince-charles | work=ESPN | title=Roger Federer advances to 3rd round | date=27 June 2012 | access-date=20 August 2012 | archive-date=15 July 2016 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160715003829/http://espn.go.com/tennis/wimbledon12/story/_/id/8101137/wimbledon-2012-roger-federer-wins-prince-charles | url-status=live }}</ref>
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